The mood at school was one of high-spirited anticipation. Though not every student or teacher chose to wear a costume, ghosts, goblins, robots, and rock stars look-alikes roamed the halls. Maggie's wicked fairy costume fit her mood – frustrated and ready to cast evil spells. The investigation was going nowhere. None of her digging had turned up anything on the computer club members. Whoever was responsible for the hacking had gone dormant. Did they suspect they were being scrutinized? Or just moved on to an easier target? To help catch the hacker, Reed Software hadn't closed him off, but they'd moved all critical operations out of harm's way. It was Daniel's job inside the company to make sure the hacker did no more damage and got no further information on the company's latest project. Reed Software pockets were deep, but they expected value for their money. If something didn't give soon, Daniel would end the operation. Reed Software would plug the holes in their security system and move on.
